Getting paid without shipping into the dark
Your risk is delivering to someone who never pays, or paying out to a wallet you mistyped. Both are avoidable.
1. Never deliver before the deal shows funded
A screenshot of a transaction is not payment. A pending transaction is not payment. The only signal that matters is the deal page showing funded, which the platform sets after reading the deposit on-chain. Until then, hold everything.
Buyers who pressure you to send "just the first half" before funding are running the oldest play there is. The whole point of escrow is that nobody has to go first.
2. Make the deal description your contract
Whatever is written on the deal at creation is what an administrator will hold you to. State exactly what you will deliver, the format, the quantity, the timeframe, and any explicit exclusions such as replacement policy or warranty period. Vague terms get decided against whoever wrote them.
3. Deliver with evidence
Keep proof of delivery outside the chat: timestamped upload receipts, tracking numbers, file hashes, delivery emails, or a screen recording of the handover. When you mark delivery on the deal, the timestamp is written to an append-only log — that log plus your evidence is what wins a dispute.
4. Set your payout wallet carefully
The payout goes to the address you enter on the deal, on the deal's network. Paste it, do not type it, and check the first and last six characters. Make sure the receiving wallet actually supports USDT on that network — an exchange deposit address for the wrong chain will lose the funds.
5. Understand fees and net proceeds
The platform fee is deducted at release: 2% under 5,000 USDT and 5% at or above. If you need a specific net amount, gross the deal up before it is opened rather than arguing about it after delivery.
6. Auto-release protects you from stalling
When auto-release is enabled, a buyer who goes silent after delivery does not freeze your money forever — the release fires on the configured timer. The countdown is visible on the deal. If a buyer disputes instead, the balance freezes and an administrator reviews the evidence.
7. Large payouts may be reviewed
Payouts above the administrator's automatic ceiling are signed off manually before leaving escrow. This is deliberate: it is the control that stops a single compromised key from draining large balances. Expect a short delay on high-value deals.